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Conservative movement examined, Dec. 1-3

Political activists, academics and journalists will gather to
examine how the modern conservative movement was built and to assess
both its impact and how it has evolved over the past 40 years during a
conference Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 1-3, on campus.

Titled "The Conservative Movement: Its Past, Present and Future,"
the event will run from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday and Saturday in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks will give a keynote
address, "The Future of American Conservatism: Hamilton Returns," at 8
p.m. Thursday.

An earlier session on Thursday will feature a survey of the
conservative movement by Steven Hayward of the American Enterprise
Institute, with commentary by Midge Decter, George Nash and William
Rusher. Panels on Friday and Saturday will examine the Goldwater and
Reagan eras, the infrastructure of the conservative movement, the
relationship between conservatism and the Republican Party, and the
impact of conservatism on America's economic, social and foreign
policies. Panelists will include William Bennett, Lou Cannon, Stanton
Evans, David Keene, Paul Weyrich, George Will and many other prominent
conservatives, scholars and journalists.

The conference is sponsored by the James Madison Program in American
Ideals and Institutions, the Center for the Study of Democratic
Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs. Complete conference information is available on the Center for
the Study of Democratic Politics Web site.